Improvement in husking-gloves



2 Sheets-Sheet 1. W. E. HALL. Husking-Gloves.v No. 218,625. PatentedAug. 19,1879;

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PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM E. HALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

lIVlPROVEMENTlN Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 218,625,dated August 19, 1879 4 May 10, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WlLLIAM E. HALL, of

the city of Chicago, Cook county, State of 11- linois, have invented newand useful Improvements in Husking-Gloves, of which the following is afull description, reference being had i to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of the palm and back of athree-fingered glove. Figs. 3,

4, 5, and 6 represent the blanks from which the glove is formed; Figs. 7and 8, plan views of the pahn' and back of a four-fingered glove. Figs.9,10, 11, and 12 represent the blanks This invention relatestohusking-gloves;

and its principal objects are to improve the mode of cutting the blankswhich form the glove, so as to require less material to be used, and tosimplify the manner of uniti'ngthe several parts, so as tolessenmaterially the cost of manufacture; and its nature consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fullyset forth.

In the drawings, A represents the front or palm of the glove; B, theback; 0 D E F, the fingers; G, the thumb; H, the tongue for the thumb;I, the strap; "J, the buckle; K, the husking-plates; a. a a b b b,theseries of holes for the strings which unite the palm A, back B, andfingers OF together; a c c c c c, the holes for the finger-rivets; e e,the rivets; d, the tongue on the finger-pieces; f, the series of holesfor the strings which lace the fingersDand E; g g, the holes for thethumbrivets; Iv h h, the series of holes for the string which laces thethumb; t 1 ,1116 rivet-holes for the tongue H; j k l m, thelacing-strings; n, the series of holes in thetightening-strap; 0, theprojections or teeth on the plates K.

p The glove represented by the figures on Sheet 1 is provided withonly'thr'ee fingers, the finger 0. being designed toreceive two of thefingers of the hand. In this form of glove themain blankiscut,asrepresented in Fig.

- 3, so as to form, when brought into shape, the palm Amid the fingers GF, the fingers being separated by a slit, at the base of whichis across-slit, cut at right angles thereto, and extending both sides of thedividing-slit a sufficient distance to enable each edge tobe turnedHUSKlNG-GLOVES.

application filed to form the fingers, and to leave a sufficient spacebetween them for the insertion of the finger E, which finger is formedfrom a blank cut as represented in Fig. 5. The main blank does not formthe entire body, but only the palm and a portion of the back. Tocomplete the back B the remaining portion thereof is formed from a blankcut as represented in Fig. 6.

In the main blank, just below the cross-slit for the finger, are twoholes, 0 c,- and in the tongue 01 of the finger E are two holes, 0 c, bymeans of which and suitable rivets e e, the "finger can be secured inplace to the main portion, as shown in Fig. 1; and'the piece B isprovided with two holes, c{ 0, with which the holes f on each side, atthe base of the finger E, correspond when the parts are together, sothat the finger can be secured to the back B means of suitable rivets, ee, as shown in Fig. 2.

To complete the glove a thumb, G, is pro- 'vided, which thumb is formedfrom a blank cut as represented in Fig. 4, and the main blank has aportion cut away at the wrist end, as represented at Fig. 3, to form thethumbopening, in which opening is located the tongue H. One edge of themain blank, next to the thumb-opening, is provided with a series ofholes, g, and one edge of the thumb-piece is provided with a series ofholes,g, by means of which and suitable rivets, g", the thumbpiece canbe secured to the main blank, as shown in Fig. 1. The other edge of themain blank, at the thumb-opening, is provided with a series of holes, h,and the hole '9 in theiedge of the thumb-piece, next to the holesf'h,isso located that when the thumb is-in place this hole will correspondwith the fir'sithole h next to the tongue H, so that a rivet' can beinserted to secure the parts together at that point; and the tongue H isprovidedwith a hole, 2', which, when the parts are in place, correspondswith the hole i in the thumbG, so that the tongue can be turned into thethumb, and be secured by a suitable rivet, to prevent gaping and tostrengthen the glove. On one edge of the main blank is a series ofholes, a; on one edge of the back B is a series of holes,

a'; and on the edge of the flapO, neat to the slit, is a series ofholes, a, the two series a a." corresponding in number to the number inthe series a.

On the other edge of the main blank is a series of holes, b, on theother edge of the back B a series of holes, 11', and on the edge oftheflap F, next to the slit, is a series of holes, I)", the two series I) 0corresponding in number to the number in the series I).

It will be observed that the series of holes I) b I)" extend the entirelength of the glove, while the series a a a stop a little distance shortof the wrist end, and that the series a at the wrist end is double fortwo or more holes.

The blank for the finger E is provided with a series of holes, f, oneach edge, the number in one series corresponding with the nmnber in theopposite series; and the blank for the thumb is provided with a seriesof holes, h, on one edge, and a series, h, on the opposite edge, thenumber of holes in the series It corresponding with the number of holesin the series h" and series h of the main blank, leaving out the hole Iton the edge of the main blank next to the tongue H.

In manufacture the thumb-piece is secured to the main blank by thetongue H and suitable rivets, and the finger-piece is secured to themain blank and to the back-piece B by the rivets e e, as beforedescribed, which completes the glove for the lacing process.

The edge of the flap F next to the dividing slit and the edge of themain blank having the holes I) are then brought around so as to.

bring their edges in contact, which also brings the edge of the mainblank in contact with the edge of the back, and brings the series ofholes b opposite to the series b b, and the parts are then securedtogether by passing the string j through the series of holes I) b b inthe ordinary manner of lacing, commencing at the finger end of the gloveand lacing toward the wrist, the ends of the string being secured bypassing them under the laces at each end of the glove, as shown in Fig.2.

The edge of the flap 0 next to the dividingslit and the other edge ofthe main blank are then brought around so as to bring their edges incontact, which also brings the edge of the main blank in contact withthe other edge of the back-piece B, and brings the series of holes aopposite to the series a a", so that a lacingstring, k, can be passedthrough them in the ordinary manner of lacing, commencing at the fingerend, as before, securing the parts together, the ends of the stringbeing secured by tucking them under the laces, as shown in Fig. 2.

The edges of the finger-piece E are brought together so as to bring theseries of holes f opposite each other, and a lacing'string, I, is passedthrough the holes and secured at the ends in the same manner, and theedges of the thumb-piece are brought in contact with each other, whichbrings one edge in contact with the edge of the main blank, having theseries of holes h, and brings the series of holes h opposite to theseries it It, so that a lacingstring, m, can be passed through them andsecured at the ends in the same manner, which completes the uniting ofthe glove together.

A suitable strap, I, having a series of holes, 1:, is to be secured tothe main blank near the wrist end by means of a rivet or other suitabledevice, aud an ordinary buckle, J, of the form shown, is to be securedto the back-piece B, in any suitable manner, the object being to tightenthe glove about the wrist of the wearer; and, in order to prevent thewrinkling or doubling of the glove when tightened, the holes a aredoubled for two or more of the last holes at the wrist end, and thelacing-string is passed from a hole, a, through an inner hole, a, thenback through the corresponding outer hole a, then through the next holea, then back through the inner and outer holes a, as before, until theholes are filled, the string passing the last time through the last holea, so as to be outside of the glove.

By this arrangement it will be seen that the edges of the pieces canpass each other, which allows the glove to be tightened at the wristwithout any danger of its wrinkling or doubling.

The tongue (shown in Fig. 9) is provided with two holes, 1', and themain blank is provided with a corresponding number of holes i. One holein each will, however, be sufiicient. The outside heads of the rivets atthis point are large, to protect the material from wea'r, and metalheads or plates for a wearing-surface are to be provided on the palm ofthe glove, as usual.

The glove for the right hand is not to be provided with the plates K andprojections 0, It is to be provided with a husking-pin; but as such pinmay be of any suitable construction, attached in the usual manner, it isneither shown nor described.

The glove represented by the figures on Sheet 2 is provided with fourfingers instead of three. In this form of glove the main blank is cut asrepresented in Fig. 9, and similar to the mode of cutting the blank forthe three-fingered glove, except that the cross-slits at the base of thedividing-slit are out on an angle and a little longer, so as to leave asufficient space for the insertion of two fingers.

The blank for the back B is cut as represented in Fig. 12, and is alittle wider than the blank shown in Fig. 6. The remaining blanks arecut as represented in Figs. 10 and 11, Fig. 10 showing the thumb, andFig. 11 the finger. Two blanks similar to that shown in Fig. 11 are tobe provided, one for each of the fingers D E, the only difference beingthat the blank for the finger D is a little the largest.

The fingers and thumb are secured to the main blank by means of suitablerivets in the same manner as before described, except that two sets ofholes, 00, are provided to enable two fingers to be attached.

The glove is united by a system of lacing I the same as beforedescribed. By this construction it will be seen that the palm of thehand is entirely free from seams, and that the lace-work makes the gloveopen to some eX- tent, which keeps the hands much cooler, and the lacingis all brought on the back of the hand, where it will be less liable tohurt the hands in use, and less liable to rip or tear or wear out.

The fingers and thumb of the glove for the left hand are to be providedwith a suitable number of plates, K, each provided with one or moreprojections or points, 0, cut from the metal, and curved or bent so asto project out therefrom, which points or projections form the huskingdevices for the left hand.

The glove represented on Sheet lis designed for the right hand. A gloveof the same description is to be provided for the left hand, out andformed in a similar manner, except that the blank is reversed.

The glove represented ouSheet 2 is for the left hand for a glove of thatdescription. The glove for the right hand is out and formed in a similarmanner, except that the blank is reversed.

For ordinary use a single series of holes for the several lacing-stringswill be sufficient but two series of holes can be provided when greaterstrength is required, the holes being arranged side by side in the samemanner as the single holes.

Thefinger and thumb pieces might be sewed in place on the main blank;but rivets are best adapted for this purpose, as they make a betterwearing-surface.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The tongue H, forming a partof the blank A, in combination with thethumb-piece G, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a husking-glove having a tighteningstrap, I, the separately-formedback-piece B, having a double series of holes, a, and the lacing-stringsj k, substantially as and for the purpose described.

WILLIAM E. HALL.

Witnesses:

O. W. BOND, F. F. Baum.

